Dancing unicorn

Haha! Dd has been to so many auditions! Her agent said to her she’s the perfect height! And yet she’s been too tall and too short! 😂 Even the right hair colour (blonds were dismissed after first round 🤣) and even not living close enough for rehearsals!! She’s been to open auditions and invited! She knows she’s good enough as keeps getting to next round, and final round! But the right job has just not come up yet 😂 Bless her, I know there’s a job there somewhere, it’s just a waiting game! 🩷

I don’t know how she keeps going, but she is! She is DETERMINED to get a job! And I love her for that 🥰 Her friend went off on her next contract and said to her let me know how you get on - my dd said ‘oh you’ll know when I’ve got a job, I’ll be posting everywhere!!!’ Bless her 🥰😂🥰 Ps her friend is much older and graduated a few years ago - as is said further up I still think covid hasn’t helped!

It’s not just ballet companies! Dd had a cruise ship audition the other week - 3 groups of 80 in each group - 240 mostly girls! She was told afterwards that it was for just 1 place 😂

Definitely Just Ballet 🩰

Don’t Hammond do boys days?

My dd did the JA for a day workshop at age 7 in London in the October and was hooked! She auditioned at 7 and was accepted and started in yr4 at just 8yrs old (July birthday)! She absolutely loved her 3 yrs as a JA, the best 3 years in our whole journey - so I would say go for it. Not many are taken in yr 4 so the sooner you try the better. Good luck 🍀

Don’t forget Northern School of Contemporary Dance. One of my students is there and absolutely loving it.

Ah bless her, growing up is horrible at that age! How about a nude coloured ‘body’ with adjustable straps! Less noticeable than a bra or similar! This can then be worn under any coloured leo or costume 🩷

If I remember rightly, dd was with us to go thru form, chatting along the way about how excited she was - and we just had a double appointment!

Dd got WL summer school at 10! Loved every minute! Couple years later applied again and got wait list! Phoned to ask what chances were and was told - they try and match up the children age wise, etc in the rooms so if one drops out then they have to get the same match again! So no, it’s not just next on list! All sounded very complicated to me 🤣

That sounds odd to me too! We didn’t pay anything to our gp when we did it, he was happy to do it!

It was just specifically ballet roles! 12 month contract ❤️

We saw it on Phantom of the Opera Facebook page, it just came up on Facebook! Don’t follow it! And it’s for London. Says apply by 2nd Feb ❤️

Not an open audition, invited. Closing date was 2nd Feb ❤️

Apply ‘BY’ 2nd Feb! So suppose after that ❤️